Analysis of The Ferris Curse
My great grandfather dated a witch,
But someone came along and had to snitch.
He didn't know of her evil way.
So when he found out, she couldn't stay.
Being the righteous man he was,
He had to let her go just because.
She was devastated as you would know;
Casting a spell on him before she would go.
The spell was a wicked one indeed.
One all Ferris men for generations would heed.
All women who laid eyes on their beauty,
Couldn't keep their hands off their booty.
My own experience has proven this spell;
Believe me, it has been total hell.
I can't beat them off with a stick.
And Lord knows I could never pick.
My son is entangled up in this curse.
In fact, he may have it worse.
I guess we'll just have to endure,
Because I hear there is no cure.
So if you get the feeling you can't resist,
You're not the first to get caught in the mist.
So ladies just take a place in line,
And make sure you bring plenty of wine.
Scheme | AABB XXCC DDEE FFGG HHII JJKK |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 11101001 111010111 110110101 111111101 10010111 111101101 111001111 10011101111 011010101 11101101011 1101111110 101111110 11010011011 011111101 11111101 01111101 1110101011 0111111 11111101 01111111 11110101101 1101111001 110110101 011111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 896 |
Words | 182 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on January 21, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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